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Paper towels are on my short list of aggravating and wasteful habits that can be improved without a whole lot of work. In this 4 minute TEDx talk, Joe Smith lays out a super simple two step way to use a single paper towel to dry hands in the bathroom.
Everybody with me? Shake and fold!
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Be sure to stick around for his punch line at the end of the talk.